Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, was lucky enough to have himself three daughters. Mary Irene Curzon was his oldest daughter, born in 1896. She was created a life peer, with the title Baroness Ravensdale of Kedleston in 1925. She enjoyed music and fox hunting, and also engaged in plenty of love affairs. She ended up getting custody of her sister's children and was very involved in humanitarian work. She served during World War II as a nurse to wounded soldiers, and also served the country as a member of the House of Lords. The middle daughter of Lord Curzon was Cynthia Blanche Curzon, born in 1898. She married Sir Oswald Mosley in 1920, before he became a fascist that supported Adolf Hitler. They had three children together, who would eventually be under the care of her older sister. During their marriage, her scumbag husband took her younger sister as a mistress, along with several others. The cheating doesn't surprise me, but he was certainly a scumbag for many other reasons than that, including his horrible political activities during World War II. She unfortunately died due to surgical complications in 1933, but at least she didn't have to put up with her scumbag husband anymore.  The youngest sister was Alexandra Naldera Curzon, born in 1904. She was the first love of Prince George, Duke of Kent, the younger brother of Edward VII and George VI. She ultimately wound up marrying someone else, Major Edward Metcalfe. She was  a witness to Wallis Simpson and Edward VII's wedding, a mistress to Sir Oswald Mosley, a mistress to Mussolini's ambassador to London, and a host of other men. She did quite a bit of philanthropical work in the 1950s, and was highly commended and thought of for her work in that regard. 

I had read a decent amount about Lord Curzon and his activities in India, but I didn't know much about his daughters. I really like Anne de Courcy, and have enjoyed a couple of her other books immensely. I was thrilled to find this book at my favorite used book store, and even more thrilled when I got it for a $1.75. This was very well researched and featured many interesting facts and stories about these women. If you are interested in nobility, this is certainly worth picking up.